＜＜シリーズ累計100万部突破!!＞＞1単語につき1イラスト! ページをめくるたびに重要単語が頭に飛び込んでくる‼本書は、「語源」を学び、超効率的に英単語を覚える本です。

Between 1861 and 1865, the clash of the greatest armies the Western hemisphere had ever seen turned small towns, little-known streams, and obscure meadows in the American countryside into names we will always remember. In those great battles, those streams ran red with blood-and the United States was truly born.

See how the English language evolved in this extraordinary exploration of the origins of everyday words. Full of funny stories and fascinating facts, Tom Read Wilson knows even the most ordinary-sounding word can have the most surprising story behind it! Each fascinating word is explored through a quirky, amusing story alongside the etymology, word origin and definition. Every Word Tells a Story is a perfect book for young wordsmiths, encouraging kids and adults alike to have fun whilst learning about language.

In 1834, Ralph Waldo Emerson, formerly a Unitarian minister, began a new career as a public lecturer. Nature (1836), his first published work, contained the essence of his transcendental philosophy. This collection contains 11 of his most celebrated and memorable essays....

私たちが日々実践している文字による言語活動は、長い時をへて形づくられてきたものだ。古代における漢字の受容から、往来物による学びの時代へ。近世の文字文化の多様な展開から、近代学校の成立へ。

If you're looking to make a career move from programmer to AI specialist, this is the ideal place to start. Based on Laurence Moroney's extremely successful AI courses, this introductory book provides a hands-on, code-first approach to help you build confidence while you learn key topics.

Hally Tosis is a great family dog, but there is one rotten thing about her: her breath! It is so smelly, Hally's pet parents want to find a new home for her. The children, desperate to keep their beloved pet, try everything to rid Hally of her stinky stench. They take her for a breathtaking view, a movie that would leave her breathless, and a ride on a roller coaster that would make her lose her breath, but Hally's putrid panting persists! Only a miracle could save her now!

「冷凍庫に入れる」はput　it　in　the　freezerなのに「電子レンジに入れる」だとput　it　in　my　microwave　ovenとなる。

When Danielle Boatman inherits Marlow House, she dreams of turning it into a seaside bed and breakfast. Since she's never visited the property, Danielle's not sure what awaits her in Oregon. She certainly doesn't expect to find one of the house's previous owners still in residence. After all, the man has been dead for almost 90 years - shouldn't he have moved on by now? Charming Walt Marlow convinces Danielle the only way he can move on is if she solves the mystery of his death.

赤紫の海・極彩色の神殿の 真実の古代ギリシャへ!! 青い海、青い空、白亜の神殿、ロマンチックな神話といった、私たちが日ごろイメージする古代ギリシャとはちょっと違う、「古代ギリシャのリアル」がわかる一

紀元前から現代まで人々を苦しめてきた病「がん」。古代エジプトの医師は「治療法はない」と述べ、一九世紀の外科医は「あらゆる病の皇帝」と怖れた。

日本の企業数は約三六七万社、そのうち九九%が中小企業で、規模が小さい「家業」ほど世襲率は高くなる。

Language defines us as a species, placing humans head and shoulders above even the most proficient animal communicators. But it also beguiles us with its endless mysteries, allowing us to ponder why different languages emerged, why there isn't simply a single language, how languages change over time and whether that's good or bad, and how languages die out and become extinct.

好評だった前著、『究極の英単語セレクション～極上の1000語』（現：『究極の英単語プレミアムVol.1』を受けて、さらに難度を上げ、内容をアップデータした新著が誕生しました！

古代から中世へ，一大転換期を舞台にした思想劇－キリスト教の基礎を据え，正統と異端を産み落とした教義論争史にわけいる．

While intensely attentive to its own tradition, Japanese literature has also embraced the outside world, particularly the influence of China. Beyond this, Japan boasts a powerful literary culture, made up of cultivated reading publics, both aristocratic and bourgeois, literary salons, specialized presses, authoritative judges of talent who cultivated and celebrated particular writers and styles, and a canon consisting of classics. This Very Short Introduction traces the rich history of Japanese literature from its beginnings over a millennium ago to the present day.

"It doesn't take an Einstein to understand modern physics," says Professor Wolfson at the outset of these 24 lectures on what may be the most important subjects in the universe: relativity and quantum physics. Both have reputations for complexity. But the basic ideas behind them are, in fact, simple and comprehensible by anyone. These dynamic and illuminating lectures begin with a brief overview of theories of physical reality starting with Aristotle and culminating in Newtonian or "classical" physics.

これは問答か、謗法(ルビ:ほうぼう)か。平安時代初期、天台宗の最澄と法相宗の徳一が交わした批判の応酬は、仏教史上まれにみる規模におよぶ。相容れない立場の二人が、五年間にわたる濃密な対話を続けたのは

何もしなくても「手数料」を得られるシステムを構築した国家が覇権を握る。出アフリカから現代までの「プラットフォーム」経済全史。

近現代の日本史・世界史を総合し、近代化、大衆化、グローバル化の歴史像を考える高校の必修科目が始まる。シリーズ第一巻は中国史、イギリス史、アメリカ史、アフリカ史、中東史の歴史家とともに、近現代史の

初学者にとって偉大な案内役となる経済学入門。読者に力強く訴えかけて、ワクワクさせる本だ。この世界を理解するうえで、どのような貢献を経済学者がしてきたかが見事に説明されている。

Ashling is every busy parent’s dream: a professional nanny with experience and a warm, sunny attitude. But from the moment Mary hires her to look after her young children, things start to feel just a little...off. Are Mary’s stressful work schedule and lack of sleep playing games with her own sanity, or has she welcomed an unstable troublemaker into her home?

英字新聞・雑誌がスラスラ読める!■アルクの人気単語学習書「究極の英単語Vol.3」の音声版!/書籍『究極の英単語SVL Vol.3上級の3000語』は、アルクが編集した「標準語彙水準12000」(Standard Vocabulary List、SVL 12000)の上級レベルにあたる3000語を完全収録。特に、英字新聞や英文雑誌などを読む際に必要な語彙が身に付きます。Vol. 1、Vol. 2と合わせた9000語習得で、TOEICのスコア900点越えも実現します。■本商品は、書籍に掲載されているSVLの単語を複数含んだ覚えやすい540の例文Power Sentencesと、単語リストWord Listの音声(ともに英語のみ)を収録したものです。全3000語の単語の発音が確認できます。テキスト情報は含まれておりません。本コンテンツの利用に際しては、書籍「究極の英単語SVL Vol.3上級の3000語」(アルク発行)が必要です。予めご注意ください。※「標準語彙水準12000」:アルクが長年蓄積してきた膨大な英文データから「日本人英語学習者にとっての有用性」「ネイティブスピーカーの使用頻度」を基準に選び出した、12000語の重要英単語リスト。◇対象レベル◇英語上級

「ヨーロッパ」誕生以前の古代ギリシャ・古代ローマから，文化的統合体としてのヨーロッパが成立した中世半ば，そして大航海時代，ルネサンスや宗教改革を経て，

In this Very Short Introduction, Simon Horobin investigates how we have arrived at the English we know today and celebrates the way new speakers and new uses mean that it continues to adapt. Engaging with contemporary concerns about correctness, Horobin considers whether such changes are improvements or evidence of slipping standards.